Michigan State University Athletics
Jeff Lerg Named CSTV/HCA National Player of the Month
4/19/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
April 19, 2007
East Lansing, Mich. - Michigan State University sophomore goaltender Jeff Lerg, who backstopped the Spartans to their first NCAA Division I national championship since 1986, has been named the CSTV: College Sports Television/Hockey Commissioners' Association National Division I Player of the Month for March/April.
Lerg, from Livonia, Mich., blocked 203 of 221 shots (.919) with a 2.24 goals-against average in March/April, including a 29-save performance in a 3-1 victory over Boston College on April 7th to give the Spartans their third NCAA Division I national championship.
A two-time HCA Rookie of the Month last season, Lerg allowed only five goals on 110 shots (.954) during Michigan State's four-game run in the NCAA Tournament. Lerg blocked 29 shots in a 4-2 win over Maine in the semifinals and combined for 46 saves in wins over Boston University, 5-1 on March 23, Notre Dame, 2-1 on March 24, en route to earning Midwest Regional MOP honors.
The 5-foot-6, 155-pound Lerg started all 42 games this season and played 2,465 minutes for the Spartans, (the second higest percentage of a team's minutes in the nation), while posting a 26-13-3 record. He finished the season with a 2.41 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage.
National Player of the Month
Jeff Lerg, G, Michigan State, CCHA
Honorable Mention Player of the Month
Brian Boyle, D, Boston College, HEA
Brad Fisher, F, Quinnipiac, ECACHL
David Nimmo, F, Alabama-Huntsville, CHA
T.J. Oshie, F, North Dakota, WCHA
Mike Phillipich, F, Air Force, AHA
